Analysis of Rationality of Antibiotic Use in Outpatient & Emergency Cases in Xiamen Lianhua Hospital in 2012

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the antibiotic use in outpatient emergency cases of our hospital and evaluate its rationality for clinical reference of rational use of antibiotics. METHODS: According to the National special rectification activity program on clinical use of antibiotics in 2011issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Health,the use of antibiotics prescribed in each month by 25% of the physicians who have the right to prescribe antibiotic prescriptions was analyzed and the rationality of the antibiotic use was evaluated. At least 50 prescriptions were sampled from each physician( the analysis was based on the actual number of prescriptions if the number of prescriptions were less than 50). RESULTS: A total of 31 729 outpatient prescriptions were sampled,of which,6 870( 21. 65%) were antibiotic prescriptions,with 406( 5. 91%) irrational antibiotic prescriptions. The emergency prescriptions totaled 9 402,of which,2 483( 26. 41%) were antibiotic prescriptions,with 443( 17. 84%) irrational prescriptions. CONCLUSION: The antibiotic use in outpatient emergency cases of our hospital was rational on the whole yet it is far from perfectly rational thus measures should be taken to tighten control on antibiotic use to improve the rational level of antibiotic use.